2000 Senior PGA Tour

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2000 Senior PGA Tour season
DurationJanuary 21, 2000 (2000-01-21) – November 5, 2000 (2000-11-05)
Number of official events40
Most wins Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (6)
Money list Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson
Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell
1999
2001

The 2000 Senior PGA Tour was the 21st season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] Notes
Jan 23 MasterCard Championship Hawaii1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer (19)
Feb 6 Royal Caribbean Classic Florida1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (8)
Feb 13 ACE Group Classic Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins (1)
Feb 20 GTE Classic Florida1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (9)
Feb 27 LiquidGolf.com Invitational Florida1,200,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wargo (5)
Mar 5 Toshiba Senior Classic California1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle (5)
Mar 12 Audi Senior Classic Mexico1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (2)New tournament
Mar 26 Emerald Coast Classic Florida1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (16)
Apr 2 The Countrywide Tradition Arizona1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (1) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Apr 16 PGA Seniors' Championship Florida1,800,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (1) Senior major championship
Apr 23 Las Vegas Senior Classic Nevada1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (6)
Apr 30 Bruno's Memorial Classic Alabama1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg John Jacobs (3)
May 7 Home Depot Invitational North Carolina1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (10)
May 14 Nationwide Championship Georgia1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (26)
May 21 TD Waterhouse Championship Missouri1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley (4)
May 28 Boone Valley Classic Missouri1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (7)
Jun 4 BellSouth Senior Classic Tennessee1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (27)
Jun 11 SBC Senior Open Illinois1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite (2)
Jun 18 SBC Championship Texas1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (2)
Jun 25 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic New Jersey1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (29)
Jul 2 U.S. Senior Open Pennsylvania2,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (28) Senior major championship
Jul 9 State Farm Senior Classic Maryland1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Thompson (2)
Jul 16 Ford Senior Players Championship Michigan2,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd (14) Senior PGA Tour major championship
Jul 23 Instinet Classic New Jersey1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (17)
Jul 30 Senior British Open Northern Ireland£400,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr (4) Senior major championship [lower-alpha 2]
Jul 30 Lightpath Long Island Classic New York1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher (11)
Aug 6 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic Minnesota1,600,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty (1)
Aug 13 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Canada1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins (2)
Aug 20 Novell Utah Showdown Utah1,450,000 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell (3)
Aug 27 FleetBoston Classic Massachusetts1,300,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (8)
Sep 3 Foremost Insurance Championship Michigan1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (9)
Sep 10 Comfort Classic Indiana1,250,000 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan (18)
Sep 17 Kroger Senior Classic Ohio1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hubert Green (3)
Sep 24 Bank One Senior Championship Texas1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (10)
Oct 1 Vantage Championship North Carolina1,500,000 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson (11)
Oct 8 The Transamerica California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (1)
Oct 15 Gold Rush Classic California1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (2)
Oct 22 EMC Kaanapali Classic Hawaii1,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin (29)
Oct 29 SBC Senior Classic California1,400,000 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Inman (3)
Nov 5 IR Senior Tour Championship South Carolina2,100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (2)Tour Championship

Unofficial events

The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

DateTournamentLocationPurse
($)
WinnersNotes
Dec 10 Office Depot Father/Son Challenge Florida860,000 Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd and
son Robert Floyd
Team event

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. [2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson 2,708,005
2 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher 2,373,977
3 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 2,128,968
4 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,873,216
5 Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley 1,802,063

Awards

AwardWinnerRef.
Player of the Year (Jack Nicklaus Trophy) Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson [3]
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Doug Tewell [3]
Scoring leader (Byron Nelson Award) Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan [4]
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Floyd [3]

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Senior PGA Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Senior PGA Tour members.
  2. Unofficial money event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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References

  1. "2000 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  2. "2000 Money list". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on June 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Larry Nelson tops among seniors". United Press International. December 7, 2000. Retrieved December 1, 2023. Coming off a season in which he led the Senior Tour in victories and earnings, Larry Nelson received the Jack Nicklaus Award Thursday after being voted Player of the Year by his fellow peers. Doug Tewell claimed Rookie of the Year honors, while Raymond Floyd took home the Comeback Player of the Year Award.
  4. "2000 Scoring average". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 1, 2023.